Organizer of the SakuraCon and Anime Evolution chess games here. I really wish I could make it to kumoricon this year, but alas I already have a ticket to PAX. I would just like to put out the suggestion of pre-scripting the moves based on a professional chess match (I get mine from chessbase.com). I cannot tell you enough how much it was worth it doing it at SC this year. I didn't get 1 complaint about the game being a horrible game of chess (well, one, but their complaint wasn't valid because they didn't know the rules of chess), every piece got to move because I chose a game that had that, and this allowed the pieces to co-ordinate their battles a lot more. If you have the time to do that, the results will certainly be worth it.

Why not have the kings hold the scripts and give commands to their pieces? That way the critical players can know what the next move is and other pieces don't know who's fighting who until the command is issued. Kind of in the middle of both ideas.

Well one of the reasons to have it scripted is so that some of the pieces can start collaborating before the con as to what they want to do for their battle. This makes it so the battles last more than just 10 seconds, sometimes up to 2 minutes.

As soon as I finish my artbook Trinity Blood nun (secret character that will be known to select few people(select few being the Cosplay Chess organizers)) I'm applying! Hopefully Trinity Blood is mainstream and recognizeable enough that I'll be allowed in. I'm definitely looking forawrd to it!

What would the game board look like? In some past videos I saw it as tiles, and sometimes as squares of tape on the floor. I was wondering if I could ask to use the game board after the chess game, for a cosplay game of my own? Also just asking so I don't have to scan through every single page, what day, what time, and what room the game will be in?

What would the game board look like? In some past videos I saw it as tiles, and sometimes as squares of tape on the floor. I was wondering if I could ask to use the game board after the chess game, for a cosplay game of my own? Also just asking so I don't have to scan through every single page, what day, what time, and what room the game will be in?

Cosplay Chess is Monday from noon-3. It is one of the last events of con... depending on what you had in mind, you might not have time. The board will either be squares of carpet (I'm hoping) or tape like last year.

What would the game board look like? In some past videos I saw it as tiles, and sometimes as squares of tape on the floor. I was wondering if I could ask to use the game board after the chess game, for a cosplay game of my own? Also just asking so I don't have to scan through every single page, what day, what time, and what room the game will be in?

Cosplay Chess is Monday from noon-3. It is one of the last events of con... depending on what you had in mind, you might not have time. The board will either be squares of carpet (I'm hoping) or tape like last year.

YAY CHESS!!! the tape was good last year but if you do the carpet lets have them colored and not being used for whatever and scattered all across a convention..... (remembers past chess matches )

What would the game board look like? In some past videos I saw it as tiles, and sometimes as squares of tape on the floor. I was wondering if I could ask to use the game board after the chess game, for a cosplay game of my own? Also just asking so I don't have to scan through every single page, what day, what time, and what room the game will be in?

Cosplay Chess is Monday from noon-3. It is one of the last events of con... depending on what you had in mind, you might not have time. The board will either be squares of carpet (I'm hoping) or tape like last year.

YAY CHESS!!! the tape was good last year but if you do the carpet lets have them colored and not being used for whatever and scattered all across a convention..... (remembers past chess matches )

What would the game board look like? In some past videos I saw it as tiles, and sometimes as squares of tape on the floor. I was wondering if I could ask to use the game board after the chess game, for a cosplay game of my own? Also just asking so I don't have to scan through every single page, what day, what time, and what room the game will be in?

Cosplay Chess is Monday from noon-3. It is one of the last events of con... depending on what you had in mind, you might not have time. The board will either be squares of carpet (I'm hoping) or tape like last year.

YAY CHESS!!! the tape was good last year but if you do the carpet lets have them colored and not being used for whatever and scattered all across a convention..... (remembers past chess matches )

What would the game board look like? In some past videos I saw it as tiles, and sometimes as squares of tape on the floor. I was wondering if I could ask to use the game board after the chess game, for a cosplay game of my own? Also just asking so I don't have to scan through every single page, what day, what time, and what room the game will be in?

Cosplay Chess is Monday from noon-3. It is one of the last events of con... depending on what you had in mind, you might not have time. The board will either be squares of carpet (I'm hoping) or tape like last year.

YAY CHESS!!! the tape was good last year but if you do the carpet lets have them colored and not being used for whatever and scattered all across a convention..... (remembers past chess matches )

OKAY. FINALLY took a picture of Itachi to send in. Jamiche, that should be getting through, hopefully. If it's too unclear, I can take another one since my camera skills are 'a la crap' at 3:45 AM...And any other time. >>